Belgian professional Wouter Weylandt was a successful racer capable of winning grand-tour stages but happy to give his all for others. He died on Monday after a crash on stage 3 of the 2011 Giro d’Italia.

Weylandt found success early in his career. In his second U23 season, in 2004, he won three World Cups, including the Ronde van Vlaanderen U23, and finished third at the Paris-Roubaix Espoirs after flatting twice.

He joined Quick Step-Davitamon as a stagiare for the fall and signed his first professional contract ahead of the 2005 season. Weylandt’s arrival to the professional ranks was slowed by health problems in January, but after missing the first half of the year he returned in August and won his first pro race in September, the GP Briek Schotte. A year later the Belgian wore the leader’s jersey of the Tour of Poland and finished the tour with the sprinter’s shirt.

Weylandt earned seven wins in 2007, including the opening stage of the Tour of Belgium, but his true breakthrough was in 2008. That year, the Belgian workhorse earned his top classics result at Gent-Wevelgem, finishing third. After teammates Tom Boonen and Paolo Bettini took a pair of stages each, Weylandt pulled his first grand-tour win in the third week of the 2008 Vuelta a España.

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